What I Love About You
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Chapter 2: I Got You, Babe
Sad and heartbroken. That is how Betty felt as she walked to the gate to board her plane.
To London.
On the other side of the ocean.
Away from not only her family, but the most special person in the world to her: Daniel.
She wasn't sure how she felt about going to London like this. She had only spoken to Daniel twice since the night of her sister's wedding.
She didn't even think it counted as speaking to him. The first time had been a couple of days after the wedding when he told her she should take the job and that they'd always be friends.
She had felt as though her heart had split in half.
The second and last time she saw him was when he signed a form releasing her from her contract. Her split heart had shattered into a thousand pieces.
Both times he barely spoke to her, and made some excuse that he had a meeting to go to. He didn't show up at her going away party and didn't take her calls, he didn't even say goodbye to her. Tears spilled down her cheeks, her heart twisting in her chest.
Her family certainly didn't make things any better by constantly asking her about Daniel and what was going on between them.
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
She had almost gone to his place nearly ten times in the course of the past two weeks. Several of those times had been in the middle of the night. She chickened out every time. She was scared at what the outcome would be. Except now she had nothing.
She bit her lip, trying to control her tears as she held out her pass for the flight attendant to check.
"BETTY!"
Her heart leapt in her chest and when she saw Daniel quickly approaching a bright smile crossed her face "Daniel?" she dropped her bag and ran over to him, and was quickly engulfed in a hug that filled her whole heart.
"Betty! God, I'm so glad I wasn't too late. I love you. I can't live without you. I don't want to be away from you. I missed you."
She closed her eyes and hugged him closer. "I missed you."
"Miss?"
"Hmm" she hugged him tighter. "Uh...miss?"
Betty opened her eyes and saw that she wasn't hugging Daniel like she thought, but was actually hugging the flight attendant; she quickly let go "Oh God, I'm so sorry, I thought" she blushed brightly "Um…sorry"
The flight attendant smiled at her and said "Uh...it's ok. Your um...ticket" she held out her boarding pass to her. Betty bit her lip, feeling so embarrassed, as she took it from her and picked up her bag that she apparently dropped to the floor.
She let out a sigh as she walked down the hallway to board the plane.
What had she been thinking? She was such an idiot!
She wasn't a girl in some stupid movie where the love of her life stops her from getting on a plane and declares his love for her. This was real life! Things like that didn't happen to girls like her.
She got to her seat and placed her bag in the overhead compartment. Did she really think Daniel would race to stop her from getting on this plane? She was such a child. She needed to grow up. Fairytales weren't real. She wiped the tears as she took her seat and looked out the window.
She stared out her window getting lost in her thoughts. She felt as though her body was without her heart. She bit her lip trying not to lose control of her emotions. She couldn't break down. Especially not on a plane with a bunch of strangers around her.
Unfortunately for her, the man who was sitting next to her noticed that she was upset and asked her what was wrong. She shook her head "Nothing" she said but her eyes betrayed her.
He looked at her with a warm smile "we have a long flight. Maybe you'll feel better if you talk about it."
She bit her lip "I'm just, I'm going to miss my family and people I love" She wiped her face again as the tears managed to escape somehow.
He nodded. Tears filled her eyes again. Was she making a huge mistake?
What the heck was she doing?
She was going to a different country, leaving her family, her life, and the man she couldn't stop thinking about, the man who owned her heart, the man who was her dearest friend.
Daniel, her best friend, had told her he loved her. She loved him. Was she seriously throwing that love away for some job in a different country? She was nuts!
She had to get off this plane! She got up and was approached by a flight attendant "Miss, are you alright?"
"I have to get off this plane!"
The man looked at her "I'm afraid it's too late for that. Is it an emergency?"
She shook her head "Well, no," her eyes went wide and nodded "I mean, yes, it is!"
He led her back to her seat. "Miss, please take your seat"
Betty sighed when she sat in her seat, feeling upset that the flight attendant wouldn't even listen to her. She looked out the window. Maybe she and Daniel just didn't belong together. She bit her lip, tears surfacing quickly at that notion.
The rest of the flight she stared out her window, as she saw the stars, the clouds, everything just made her miss Daniel more. She never felt this empty before.
She tried to think of more positive things like her new job and new home, but when she thought of home all she could see was her family, and Daniel, his mother, Marc, Amanda, they had become her second family over the years. She was going to miss them just as much as her own family. Especially Daniel.
When the plane started landing, she felt her heart get stuck in her throat. How was she going to do this?
She reluctantly got her bag and got off the plane. She went to baggage claim and got her suitcase. She felt everything was blurring past her. She didn't know if she could do this.
She tried to take a deep breath and when she looked up, some distance away she was surprised to see a man holding a sign with her name on it. He was wearing a chauffeur type hat and a black suit. He was looking down so she couldn't see his face.
She was confused. She didn't remember Mr. Dunne saying anything about someone picking her up. She walked over to him "Um...Excuse me…Mr. DANIEL!" her eyes were wide as he looked up at her "Um...I mean, uh…" she looked at him in shock not sure if she should believe her vision right now.
But when he smiled at her, those eyes of his shined brightly. "Hey there, stranger"
Tears filled her eyes quickly. "Are you really here?"
He dropped the sign to the floor, and stepped closer to her, nodding "Yes, I'm here! I love you, Betty. I seriously canNOT live without you. I tried the past two weeks. It was torture. I died a little bit every day when I didn't see you. I knew that I had to find a way to be with you, even if I had to start over and move to a different country."
She bit her lip, her tears sliding down her face. He smiled "Wherever you are is exactly where I want to be."
She smiled; she felt like her heart was exploding. His smile got brighter as he held his arms open "aren't you going to hug me?"
She laughed, and nodded, unable to hold back her sob as she hugged him "I love you"
When his arms wrapped around her, hugging her to him she was exactly where she wanted to be. With him.
Daniel felt his heart expand when he saw Betty. Seeing the surprise in her eyes as she saw him, and how happy she was to see him made him feel like he was home. Betty was his home. He knew that.
The past two weeks trying to pretend he could live without her had been torture. He felt this deep ache in his heart when he didn't see her beautiful smile or hug her or hear her laugh. He loved her. He held her closer, his heart racing, because this was Betty. His Betty.
He finally realized the woman he dreamed for had been right in front of him, by his side, for the past four years. "I love you, Betty. Uh…" he placed his hands to her arms and stepped back looking at her. He smiled.
She smiled brightly, feeling so happy that he was actually here, she threw her arms around him again, knocking his hat off as she hugged him tight. "I'm so happy you're here!"
He laughed and wrapped his arms around her hugging her close to him, his warmth and comforting scent giving her the most wonderful feeling. "Me too, Betty. I got you, babe!"
She laughed as she pulled away, seeing the grin on his face made her smile. She bit her lip as she looked at him before her "So…"
He smirked "So?"
She shrugged "You're really starting over? Here? With me?" she asked shyly.
He nodded, a sly smile crossing his face "Mhm…"
"What are you going to do?"
He smiled and held his hand out to her. She looked at him with a curious smile but placed her hand in his "First, I'm going to take you someplace"
"Ok?" she wondered where he was taking her. He picked up his hat from the floor, and placed it on his head and looked at her with a flirty grin. She bit her lip, her cheeks reddening.
He took her suitcase "Now, come on, luv. Off we go!" he said causing her to giggle at his silliness. He was so cute and charming. As she walked alongside him she had to wonder if she was dreaming right now. Was this really happening?
Daniel found Betty so cute. This woman was the best thing about his life. He glanced at her with a playful smile on his face and he felt his heart lift in his chest.
Betty was amazed. Daniel was really here...to be with her?
When they got outside, he walked them over to a black car, where he placed her bags in the trunk. He opened the door for her "Miss Suarez"
She laughed and got in, and was surprised when he sat in the driver seat. "I never knew you could drive"
He looked at her with a wink "Of course I can"
She bit her lip shaking her head "You know what I meant."
He laughed. He loved teasing her. He felt so right being here with her.
She looked at him with a smile, feeling her heart skipping in her chest as she looked at him and he looked at her.
He grinned seeing that she was clearly staring at him. He winked at her again, and that caused her to blush and look away. "Um...where are you taking me?" she asked curiously trying to not seem so...completely in love with him.
He smiled as he started the car "to your new place"
She looked at him in surprise. He looked to her and the way his eyes shined, made her eyes glossy again. He placed his hand on top of hers. She placed her other hand over his continuing to look into his eyes, feeling so excited that he was actually here, in London, to be with her. Betty!.
She smiled brightly "I love you"
He grinned "I love you, too, Betty." He gave her hand a quick squeeze and let go.
As they drove, Betty could not stop staring at Daniel. Every time she caught herself staring at him, he would look to her with a smile or wink or take her hand in his again. She felt so many butterflies.
When they stopped in front of this beautiful building, she looked at him "Daniel, I don't think this is the place Mr. Dunne gave me the address for." she started to search inside her bag to find the paper with the address, but Daniel placed his hand over hers "That's because it's not, Betty. Uh...just come up and see"
She nodded, feeling like everything happening was a dream right now. He smiled and hopped out of the car and quickly came around to her side opening the door for her. She smiled at him, finding him absolutely adorable. She placed her hand in his as she got out. He quickly got her bags and they walked up the steps to the building. He reached in his pocket and took out a key.
When they got inside, her eyes grew bright "Daniel! oh, this is so amazing and beautiful! I uh...how?" she took in the place in awe.
It was not only so spacious and amazing on the inside, from the beautiful wood floors, the pops of color in the accents and decorations, that charming fireplace, and the intricate spiral staircase, there was a trail of roses on the floor from the door all the way to the center of the room, where there was a blanket that had a picnic basket sitting on it.
She looked to him "How did you even do all this? And get this place?"
He grinned "I got here a couple of days ago. First, I got this incredible job with an advertising agency that is really close to your work, actually." He said with a wink.
She bit her lip, trying to not smile so much but this was incredible. "Then I uh...I figured I need to find a place to live. I checked out the place Mr. Dunne got for you. It wasn't the best. I found this place and instantly thought you'd like it"
She smiled "I love it"
He nodded with a smile "This place has two huge bedrooms, I thought... we could be roommates?" he looked at her but then shook his head "If you think that's too much too soon, I get it, I put the place next door on hold, just in case. I at least want to live next to you, Betty."
She looked at him in awe. He held the key out to her "So...welcome to your new home"
She couldn't even take it anymore, she embraced Daniel in a hug that knocked them both to the floor. She giggled and he laughed finding her so cute, but before he knew it she kissed him. He wrapped his arms around her kissing her back his heart skipping in his chest that Betty, the woman he loved, was here in his arms.
When she held his face and looked at his eyes, her eyes were glossy and the smile that was there made his heart jump. He felt like his heart was smiling seeing Betty this happy.
He slipped her glasses off her face and placed them next to him on the floor. A tear slid down her cheek and he felt so much love for her, he couldn't even take it. "I love you, Betty" he held her face and wiped her tears.
She nodded "I love you so much, Daniel. You're so...you're really here?"
He nodded with a laugh "yes, I, Daniel Meade followed you, Betty, the love of my life, to London because I can't bare to live a day without you."
She took his face in her hands and kissed him again, the passion in her kiss making his heart race. He wrapped his arms around her more wanting her to know just how much he loved her and couldn't live without her. He rolled them so he was over her, which resulted in her glasses to be crushed by them.
He looked at her "I'm so sorry, Betty"
Betty laughed and picked up the glasses from under her and looked at the lenses that were cracked pretty badly.
"I can get you a new pair, I promise."
She giggled and tossed her arms around him, her laugh making him smile curiously. "That's ok, Daniel. To be honest, I don't like these glasses. I missed my red ones. Justin got these for me and it was sweet, but I like my red ladybug glasses."
He grinned as he looked at her "God, you're so adorable. I love you, Betty"
She bit her lip, her cheeks reddening. He grinned brighter "Besides, I love red on you, too" he said with a wink, gesturing to the red coat she was wearing that made her look incredibly gorgeous.
She blushed and looked into those blue eyes that she had loved looking at for the past four years. "I love you"
She felt so lucky that Daniel was willing to change his whole life just to be in the same place as her. She would never forget that he did this for her. He was so incredible. She felt so excited to start this new chapter of her life with him.
AN: Hope you enjoy it! 3 lots of love!